Ingredients

• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup onion, small diced
• 2 tablespoons ginger, grated
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 lemon, zested, juiced
• 1 orange, zested, juiced
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 Cornish hens, split, backbones removed

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Instructions

1. Put all the sauce ingredients into a saucepan. Over medium heat bring it to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer for 1/2 hour. At the same time mix the marinade together, and rub it all the over hens. Marinate for at least 1 hour. Roast hens in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 25 minutes, and then brush with sauce. Finish the hens on a preheated grill for another 7 minutes, turning and brushing with more sauce to glaze.